tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post3577502085859098965..comments2024-03-22T05:20:44.167-07:00Comments on The Disaffected Lib: Are We Supposed to Defend Democracy or Just Mourn Its Passing?The Mound of Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09023839743772372922noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-20335011197958004762015-02-24T13:07:48.176-08:002015-02-24T13:07:48.176-08:00it is just like missing something that never was f...it is just like missing something that never was for me <br />in a democracy i would vote on laws and proposals<br />in canada we vote for a golden parachute for someone <br />who i have no control of once past the post<br />i never get to vote on a law<br />it is the perfect disconnect<br />like signing a blank contract where i get to finance someone to fulfill my dreams who never even asks what i want <br />i give all my power to something instantly out of my control every four years<br />who can cross floors, be pressured by corporations or party, be criminal, take bribes, avoid duties and basically cut class <br />and i have no recourse but accept the damage done in four years<br />maybe i'm wrong but 2 minutes every 4 years (regardless of how much lathering against the unimpeachable deaf you do in between) to give all authority with no conditions or further voice <br />is not democracy<br />Libyans had a closer democratic system with jamahiriya and 2000 citizen congresses than we will ever have<br />yes they had no elections BECAUSE every Libyan citizen had a political voice on every issue thu their congress<br />and we bombed them so they could be disconnected like us<br />they sold us the democratic concept , switched the game, kept the name and kept us out of the loop since day one<br />a vote on everything would be awesomelungtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06526204597913219959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32931256.post-8420147074771222442015-02-24T12:27:30.311-08:002015-02-24T12:27:30.311-08:00"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from t..."The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants."<br /><br />- Thomas Jefferson<br /><br />We're long past the point of no return, long past the point of fixing the problems from the inside. That died with the failure of the Canadian public to hold those responsible for the atrocities of G20 accountable and as a result they are running with it.<br /><br />The Guardian has just run a piece on a domestic black site being used in Chicago.<br /><br />http://www.canadiantrendsblog.ca/2015/02/guardian-exposes-domestic-black-site-in.html<br /><br />Voting today represents nothing more than giving this system legitimacy. If you play a rigged game, and you knowingly know it's rigged and yet you play anyway, who is the greater fool? I will no longer be participating in the rigged game of Canadian "democracy". I'm ready to fight, when Canadians get up to speed and their illusion of "freedom and democracy" is crushed feel free to join me - you're all potential terrorists, fighting or not.<br />Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15473265775588031435noreply@blogger.com